Student Awards and Honors
The Department of Educationally annually awards one scholarship and three senior awards to its students. It also has a chapter of Pi Lambda Theta.
Scholarships
Anna Melvin Hague Memorial Scholarship
Anna Hague, Class of 1905, was one of the first women to graduate from Washington College. Anna taught in the Kent County Public Schools and became a principal before World War II. She retired in 1955. The scholarship fund was established in 1992 by Anna’s son and daughter-in-law, Charles ’38 and Virginia Hague ’40, of Millington, Maryland. This award is presented each year to “the junior student whose demonstrated qualities of scholarship, character, and dedication, in the judgment of the Washington College Department of Education, will make the most effective contribution to the field of public education.”
Honor Society
Pi Lambda Theta
Pi Lambda Theta is a national honor society recognizing high standards in the study of education. The Delta Theta Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta was established at Washington College in 2006. Pi Lambda Theta members participate on many campus programs and events, including a K-12 student tutoring program at the Kent County Public Library, banned books week awareness and reading, school supply drives.
Awards
Rachel Scholz Leadership Award
Awarded to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the Education Department, has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of an outstanding teacher-leader.
Seán O'Connor Teaching Award
Awarded to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the Education Department, has consistently displayed outstanding performance in teaching and authentic student engagement.
The Education Department Award
Awarded to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the department, has shown the promise of meaningful contributions to diversified pedagogy, cultural sensitivity, and global awareness within the fields of education and the liberal arts.